Volunteers
In return for your time, we are able to offer free registration to the congress, uniform t-shirts, as well as lunch on your volunteering days.
Volunteer Eligibility
In order to be eligible to volunteer, you MUST be able to attend at least 3 FULL consecutive days of the congress. The availability required will be Sunday 30 August - Tuesday 1 September and/or Wednesday 2 September - Friday 4 September. We will schedule your voluntary time around any submitted abstract presentations, if you submit an abstract to the conference and are selected.
You will need to provide a mobile telephone number and have access to WhatsApp, as this will be the main form of communication during the congress.
Applicants will be required to have all necessary visas or access rights to the UK in place by 20 February 2026. This is so that we are able to schedule our volunteers time and avoid last minute changes.
Please note: Volunteers must make and pay for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Evening meals are not included.
Volunteer Tasks
Tasks may include (but are not limited to):
- Guiding attendees around the venue
- Counting attendees into sessions
- Staffing the helpdesk and information points
- Providing admininistrative support and liaising between different teams
- Helping during set up and keeping areas tidy
- And, most importantly, being a friendly, welcoming face to the IMC21 attendees!
Application Process
Applications will open on Monday 13 October 2025.
Once opened, applications will close on Friday 12 December 2025, and selected applicants will be notified by Wednesday 17 December 2025. Those selected applicants will then be asked to attend a short virtual interview in the week commencing January 19 2026.
This interview enables us to get to know the volunteers prior to IMC21, and help us to assign volunteers to roles that they are most comfortable with.
Register your Interest in Volunteering at IMC21